Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead – Blood Bank

Medical Laboratory Scientist Lead – Blood Bank

Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefits? We are looking for a qualified MLS Lead like you to join our Texas Health family.

Position Highlights:

• Work location Texas Health Southwest 6100 Harris Parkway Fort. Worth, TX 76132

• Work hours: 4 x10 hour shifts from 6:30 AM -5:00 PM rotating weekends and holidays.

• This position is for the Blood Bank.

Department highlights:

• Teamwork oriented approach

• Friendly and welcoming environment

• Extremely positive workplace with a culture of excellence

• Culturally diverse workforce

• Distinct sense of community and a family feel

Here’s What You Need:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required.

• Medical Technology, Applied Technology, Clinical Lab Science or Chemical, Physical or Biological Science preferred.

• Individuals hired as a CLS II/CLS Lead prior to January 3, 2010 will be grandfathered to the MLS Lead position with existing education.

Experience:

• 4 years’ experience in a Medical Laboratory required

• 2 years leadership experience preferred

Licenses:

• MLS (ASCP) Medical Lab Scientist 6 months is required

• MT (ASCP) Medical Technologist 6 months is required

• AMT, AAB, HHS, NCA, HEW, CLS- CA, FL, NY state license, Philippine Board of Technical Technology required upon hire Or

• M (ASCP) – Microbiology 6 months is required

• BB (ASCP) – Blood Bank 6 months is required

Skills:

• Strong positive interpersonal skills.

• Ability to read, write and speak English clearly.

• Problem solving ability, time management skills.

• Possess organizational skills to function successfully in a fast-paced work environment.

• Computer literate in Word, Excel or other data bases.

• Administrative skills to compile statistics and maintain logs.

• Ability to multitask.

• Preferred: Experience with Cerner Millennium LIS.

Here’s What You Will Do:

Maintains a working knowledge of continuous improvement and applies concepts and processes to the satisfaction of all accrediting agency requirements for the section:

• Assists bench technologist in solving QC and technical problems.

• Reviews, evaluates and oversees corrective action for monthly QC.

• Proficiency testing.

• Oversees distribution, reviews returned results, completes corrective action as needed.

• Prepares reports for Clinical Pathologist as needed.

• Participates on CI and Process Improvement teams.

• Documents review for selected result and/or maintenance logs, billing programs, etc.

• Adheres to CAP checklist requirements.

• Performs ongoing and periodic review of policies and procedures as defined by the Laboratory regulatory agency and revises as needed for compliance.

• Participates in yearly CAP checklist (interim and 2 year).

• Delegate proficiency testing and review results if required by entity.

Maintains technical knowledge and uses technical skills to participate in daily operation of the section including:

• Assumes bench duties as scheduled.

• Evaluates workload and assists as needed.

• Research new methods and systems

• Assists in technical troubleshooting.

• Meets continuing education requirements.

• Prepares and/or assists in bench, daily, weekend and holiday schedules.

• Makes adjustments for workload, maintenance and unscheduled workflow problems.

• Maintains all requirements for MLS job code.

Complies with safety, infection prevention, continuous improvement, and continuing education programs:

• Adheres to section, laboratory, hospital and system guidelines, procedures, and policies.

• Models compliance behavior in all regulatory requirements.

• Provides documentation for annual review.

• Maintains HIPAA requirements at all times.

Provides leadership and communication links between the technical staff, the nontechnical staff, the managers and the laboratory director:

• Provides problem solving expertise and leadership skills in technical training, information systems and workload problems and issues.

• Exhibits written and oral communication skills.

• Participates in student and employee training and orientation as needed.

• Assists in HR activities as directed by the supervisor, manager or director.

• Acts as laboratory leadership in the absence of Director, Supervisor or Manager

• Payroll activities as needed.

• Participates in leadership activities and continuing education.

• Models good work habits to include attendance and productivity.

• Activates appropriate procedures for downtime and oversees recovery as necessary.

• Creates and oversees scheduling if required by entity.

• Models THR Leadership Behaviors and exemplifies professional accountability.

• May assess ongoing competency.

Participates and fulfills project assignments, facility changes, new methods or instrument implementation:

• Participates in budget preparation.

• Manages supplies, reagent inventory, costs and section charges.

• Participates in writing of new procedures and/or installation of new instruments including computer testing and documentation.

• Participates on interdisciplinary teams.

Participates, as directed, in the development and/or maintenance of information system files and applications as required by the laboratory and section/cost center:

• New application testing.

• File maintenance and/or testing in the LIS/HIS.

• Program development or maintenance.

Manages resources within the guideline of the section/cost center budget and productivity indicators:

• Provides information for budget preparation.

• Participates in the evaluation of resource costs.

• Places supply orders.

• Monitors use of supplies and personnel resources.

• Investigates supply and delivery issues.

• Meets productivity targets.

• Meets budget targets, i.e. cost/test targets.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee:

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

• A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to [email protected].

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